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This document includes the results of a rapid systematic review of current available literature. The information included in this review reflects the evidence as of the date posted in the document. In recognition of the fact that there are numerous ongoing clinical studies, PAHO will periodically up ... more
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Los indicadores básicos de la OPS proporcionan los datos más recientes sobre indicadores de salud para la Región de las Américas, tales como los ejemplos que se muestran abajo. Este conjunto de datos se compone de cerca de 200 indicadores de salud y relacionados con la salud de 1995 a 2021 para ... more
This publication summarizes the facilitators and barriers that will be encountered in the deinstitutionalization process and identifies useful and proven interventions in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Four areas of work are identified with the respective guidelines or suggestions for actio ... more
Abridged version. In this abridged version of the Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Follow-Up of at-risk neonates, we provide recommendations for the care of newborns up to 2 years of age, corresponding to the first phase of their follow-up. The recommendations are intended for all ... more
How do they work in an ICC to prevent or mitigate nosocomial infections? Are you clear that we can all do something to avoid them? A simple hand wash can make a difference. Inés Lavega has a degree in nursing and worked for more than 8 years at the CTI of Hospital Maciel, the first public hospit ... more
La vigilancia de la resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) desempeña un papel importante en la detección temprana de cepas resistentes que revisten gran importancia para la salud pública, así como en la respuesta rápida a los brotes en los hospitales y en la comunidad. Los resultados de la vig ... more
In the face of rapid increases in the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with shortages of human and material resources, including medical equipment and gases, there is a need to redesign models of care in the Region to optimize available resources ... more
medPPE est une application pour les dispositifs Android et iOS dans laquelle les personnels de santé trouveront les informations nécessaires sur les équipements de protection individuelle (EPI), suggérés par l'OPS/OMS, qui doivent être utilisés selon la fonction et l'activité réalisée dans ... more
The document is structured into five sections. The first presents the key experiences and challenges that justify a renewal of the EPHFs. The second section updates the groundwork for the exercise of public health and provides a framework to inform the exercise of the new essential functions. The th ... more
Este documento de referência foi preparado pelo Grupo de Trabalho sobre Vacinas contra COVID-19 do Grupo Consultivo Estratégico de Especialistas em Imunização (SAGE) para orientar as discussões do SAGE em sua reunião extraordinária de 8 de fevereiro de 2021, que resultou na publicação do do ... more
La OPS, dentro de su empeño constante por apoyar a los países de las Américas, publica el presente documento con ánimo de facilitar la elaboración de una estrategia de comunicación de riesgos y participación comunitaria para la vacunación contra la COVID-19. Su finalidad es contribuir a fort ... more
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Segunda edición corregida. En esta edición corregida se presenta un conjunto de herramientas para ayudar a los países y los programas de lucha contra la ETD a colaborar con la comunidad relacionada con las acciones de agua, saneamiento e higiene, y guía en la creación de alianzas, en la movil ... more
1 marco 2021. As orientações deste documento visam, principalmente, equipar o pessoal da saúde com ferramentas que lhes permitam aumentar a eficiência da comunicação com a população geral e aumentar, manter ou recuperar a confiança do público nas vacinas e nos programa de imunização na R ... more
A Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, em seu esforço constante e permanente para apoiar os países das Américas, apresenta este documento para facilitar a formulação de uma estratégia de comunicação de riscos e participação comunitária (CRPC) para a vacinação contra o SARS-CoV-2. O in ... more
In the Region of the Americas, the leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by various species of Leishmania, which cause a set of clinical syndromes in infected humans that can involve the skin, mucosa, and visceral organs. The spectrum of clinical disease is varied and depends on the interacti ... more
Genomic sequencing has been an essential tool in generating virological data, driving the laboratory response, and better understanding the dispersal and evolutionary patterns of SARS-CoV-2. In addition to the characterization of the global circulation patterns, early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant ... more